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When the coronavirus pandemic hit Africa, experts predicted disaster.

Lagos food markets reopen after a five-week lockdown in the Nigerian capital.

Lagos food markets reopen after a five-week lockdown in the Nigerian capital. Source: EPA

Africa’s overburdened public health systems, the dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February.



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